More than a year after Union Pacific announced plans to build a rail yard near the foot of Picacho Peak, the project continues to face resistance. But foes have found that with railroads regulated by ...

In context: Elon Musk has long hyped Tesla's Optimus robots as a potentially transformative technology capable of eclipsing its electric vehicle business and driving the company toward a multitrillion ...

Through the looking glass: This concept keyboard would likely slow down anyone accustomed to conventional typing. However, its open-source plans ensure the project can live on among hobbyists ...

A while back, I published the Design Idea (DI) “Simple PWM interface can program regulators for Vout < Vsense.” It showed some simple circuits for PWM programming of standard bucking-type regulator ...

In our earlier article about Macintosh project creator Jef Raskin, we looked at his quest for the humane computer, one that was efficient, consistent, useful, and above all else, respectful and ...

Alstom is spearheading the implementation of ERTMS for rolling stock and trackside systems in Sweden. Credit: Alstom SA. Alstom published a report outlining five measures that could help accelerate ...

The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) is set to implement new guidelines for online reservation of general tickets that will be booked through the IRCTC website or app. The ...

The senseless murder of Iryna Zarutska on a Charlotte, North Carolina, light-rail train has reignited discussion of the connection between serious mental illness and crime. That discourse has come in ...

You’re reading Open Questions, Joshua Rothman’s weekly column exploring what it means to be human. This summer, I reread the novel “Aurora,” by Kim Stanley Robinson, a science-fiction writer whom I ...

ROCKY RIVER, Ohio — A 24-year-old woman is recovering after she says she was attacked during a long run at Rocky River Reservation. The woman was on a 20-mile run when she called 911, telling ...